Plenty of Irish interest in WRC as Ford moves up a gear

The World Rally Championship was launched at the Autosport Show at the NEC in Birmingham yesterday, with a strong interest from the Emerald Isle.

Fri, 12 Jan, 2018 - 00:00

Martin Walsh

The 13-round series has a strong Irish connection pulsing through the Citroen Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team and the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team.

Dungannon’s Kris Meeke and Killarney’s Paul Nagle spearhead Citroen’s challenge through the entire series while Waterford’s Craig Breen, will compete in 10 rounds. Breen’s car will be driven by Sebastien Loeb on the other three.

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Courts Rally motor sport World Rally Championship Birmingham Place: NEC Place: Birmingham Place: Emerald Isle Place: Waterford Place: Cork Place: Europe Place: Monte Carlo Place: Kanturk Place: Monaghan Place: North Person: Kris Meeke Person: Killarney Person: Paul Nagle Person: Craig Breen Person: Breen Person: Sebastien Loeb Person: Chris Patterson Person: Khalid Al Qassimi Person: Gerard Quinn Person: Sebastien Ogier Person: Quinn Person: Meeke Person: Mads Ostberg Person: Eugene Donnelly Person: Donoughmore Person: Patrick O’Leary Person: Muireann Hayes Person: Derek Mackarel Person: Hayes Person: Owen Murphy Person: Daire Hayes Person: Donal Healy Person: Denis O’Donovan Person: Dermot Whelton Person: Mark McCarthy Event: World Rally Championship Event: Autosport Show Event: Rally Sweden Event: Irish Tarmac Rally Event: Nenagh Rally Event: Mayo Rally Event: West Cork Rally Event: ITC Event: Motorsport Ireland National Navigation Trial Championship Event: Munster Navigation series Event: “1000” Shakes Navigation Trial Event: Midland Navigation trial Organisation: WRC Organisation: Ford Organisation: Citroen Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Organisation: M-Sport Organisation: Ford World Rally Team Organisation: Citroen Organisation: Ford Motorsport Organisation: Hyundai Organisation: Ovens Organisation: Cork Organisation: Kanturk Rugby Club

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